The spherical of 128 on the 2024 Miami Open is full. On day two, Felix Auger-Aliassime and veterans Gael Monfils and Roberto Bautista Agut progressed to spherical two.
Monfils moved by way of after serving his well past the dependable Dusan Lajovic 7-6(5), 6-4. The Frenchman was showing in his twelfth Miami draw and has an opportunity of enjoying Alcaraz within the third spherical.
Roberto Bautista Agut can also be enjoying Miami for the twelfth time, and he fought previous Emilio Nava 6-3 7-6(4) regardless of the American hitting 47 winners to Agut’s 9.
Dan Evans additionally began to get his season again on monitor; having gained simply two matches all yr, he recovered from a set right down to beat Lorenzo Sonego for the primary time in 4 makes an attempt.
You’ll be able to see the complete day two outcomes under and choose highlights.
Day Two 2024 Miami Open Spherical of 128 Outcomes
Winner
Loser
Scoreline
Roman Safiullin
Diego Schwartzman
6-2 6-4
Daniel Altmaier
Harold Mayot
6-2 7-5
Felix Auger-Aliassime
Adam Walton
7-5 6-4
Roberto Bautista Agut
Emilio Nava
6-3 7-6(4)
Roberto Carballes Baena
Aleksandar Vukic
7-6(2) 6-3
Laslo Djere
Coleman Wong
7-5 7-6(3)
Daniel Evans
Lorenzo Sonego
1-6 6-3 6-4
Yannick Hanfmann
Emil Ruusuvuori
6-4 4-6 6-4
Soonwoo Kwon
Alexandre Muller
7-6(3) 6-3
Martin Landaluce
Jaume Munar
6-3 1-6 7-5
Fabian Marozsan
Aleksandar Kovacevic
6-3 6-2
Gael Monfils
Dusan Lajovic
7-6(5) 6-4
Sebastian Ofner
Kei Nishikori
6-3 6-4
Alexei Popyrin
Facundo Diaz Acosta
6-2 6-2
Alexander Shevchenko
Daniel Elahi Galan
6-4 4-7 7-6(4) 7-5
Alejandro Tabilo
Brandon Nakashima
6-4 3-6 6-3
Ofner Offloads Nishikori
As anticipated, Kei Nishikori’s marketing campaign in Miami was short-lived as he fell to Sebastian Ofner 3-6 4-6.
Kei has performed zero aggressive tennis since final July, making it not possible to drop him straight again in on the Masters 1000 degree and count on outcomes.
Regardless of that, he appeared to be shifting fairly properly and has a wildcard into Barcelona, so I used to be possible mistaken about his comeback being extra of a farewell tour.
The previous world quantity 4 additionally took on Thomas Johanssen as a coach. However why not play some lower-calibre occasions? It’s not assured to repay, as Thiem discovered with two horrendous losses, however he’d rapidly discover out the place his degree is.
Evans Silences Sonego
Dan Evans is considered one of two Brits to have had a woeful begin to 2024 and had gained simply two matches all season earlier than his encounter with Lorenzo Sonego.
Evans tore his calf final October, and since returning to motion, he’s struggled to seek out the shape that earned him a maiden ATP 500 title final yr in Washington.
Lorenzo Sonego had additionally proved to be considerably his kryptonite, profitable their earlier three matches comfortably, and after the Italian blitzed the primary set 6-1, issues didn’t look nice.
Nonetheless, Evans dug in and began establishing himself within the forecourt. His serve allowed him to step ahead as he fought again to win by way of 1-6, 6-3, 6-4.
Different Matches of Observe
Auger-Aliassime Wins Opener: It’s not lengthy since Felix obtained a first-round bye on the Masters 1000 degree, however his rating has been on the slide, and he confronted three set factors on serve at 4-5 within the first set earlier than rallying previous qualifier Adam Walton. He’ll face Sascha Zverev subsequent.
Monfils Defeats Lajovic: The Frenchman didn’t face a breakpoint. He performed a considerably uncharacteristic strong efficiency with no degree drop to see off Dusan Lajovic 7-6(5), 6-4.
Carballas-Baena Units Alcaraz Showdown: The Spaniard got here by way of Aleksandar Vukic 7-6(2), 6-3 to arrange a tie with fellow countryman Carlos Alcaraz.
Day Two Highlights
Miami Open Day 3 Spherical of 64 Matches
Ugo Humbert vs. Botic van de Zandschulp
Andrey Rublev (5) vs. Tomas Machac
Denis Shapovalov vs. Stefanos Tsitsipas (10)
Dominik Koepfer vs. Sebastian Baez (19)
Andy Murray vs. Tomas Martin Etcheverry
Andrea Vavassori vs. Jannik Sinner (3)
Tallon Griekspoor (25) vs. Alex Michelsen
Alexander Bublik (17) vs. Matteo Arnaldi
Casper Ruud (7) vs. Luca Van Assche
Thiago Seyboth Wild vs. Taylor Fritz (12)
Tommy Paul (13) vs. Martin Damm
Nicolas Jarry (22) vs. Jack Draper
Juncheng Shang vs. Alejandro Davidovich Fokina (27)
Cameron Norrie (28) vs. Flavio Cobolli
Christopher O’Connell vs. Frances Tiafoe (21)
Marton Fucsovics vs. Daniil Medvedev (4)
